Obama was pushing for immigration reform
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/dream-act-overview
https://www.americanimmigrationcoun...44-understanding-2013-senate-immigration-bill
Key facts on DACA (kff.org)
https://www.americanimmigrationcoun...e-immigration-accountability-executive-action
Obama was heavily abusing expedited removal procedure
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/expedited-removal
Trump trying to rescind DACA
Trump Administration Rescinds DACA, Fueling Renewed Push in Congress and the Courts to Protect DREAMers
( Used DACA as leverage to get funding for the wall)
Biden and immigration reform
Key facts about U.S. immigration policies and Biden’s proposed changes
Trump's (alleged) influenced on immigration under Biden
The collapse of bipartisan immigration reform: A guide for the perplexed
Unraveling Misinformation About Bipartisan Immigration Bill - FactCheck.org
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Barack Obama
"They're Americans in their heart, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper."
Obama on undocumented youth (DREAMers), June 2012
"We are a nation of immigrants. We treat them with dignity and respect."
Speech on immigration reform, Jan 2013
"We are not going to deport 11 million people... that would tear at the very fabric of our society."
Interview2011
"Let's focus our enforcement resources on criminals, not families." Homeland Security memo, 2014
"Immigration is tough. But we don't need to tear families apart to do it."
2014 Town Hall
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Donald Trump
"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best... They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists."
Campaign launch speech, June 2015
"These aren't people. These are animals."
Comment on MS-13, but criticized for broad generalization, May 2018
"You wouldn't believe how bad these people are. These aren't people - these are invaders."
Campaign rally 2019
("We have to take the children away."
Reported by NYT from 2018 closed-door meeting about the family separation policy)
"I don't want them to have judges. I want ICE and Border Patrol to be able to act like law enforcement."
June 2018 tweet, suggesting due process should be bypassed
"They have to go. Whether it's 2 million, 10 million, we're getting them out of our country."
Campaign rally 2016
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Conditions of ice detention facilities
The Truth About Immigration Detention in the United States
"Gavin Newsom on "Trump's Mess
Trump’s chaos campaign in Los Angeles | Governor of California
